POLITICS & POLICY

Britain's crackdown on porn and obscenity can now be traced to the legacy of Thatcher's era.

A U.S. military aircraft was reportedly spotted dropping off weapons in ISIS-held territory. Iraqi volunteers fighting against the militants reported the incident.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott heeded the call of Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi for Canberra to boost its military commitment to help defeat the Islamic State (IS) which is occupying large tracts of land, including Mosul, the country's second-largest city.

The wealth of the terror group makesit hard to combat.

Sale of forests to foreign investors has to be followed up with strict enforcement of norms.

China has lifted its self-imposed controls on the exports of its rare earths metals.

Australia Greens Senator Christine Milne has called on the Abbott government to stop being in a state of climate change denial and commit to action to address the effects of global warming.

Majority of Canada's 10 provinces are in for a deep freeze this early in 2015.

The process of selecting the jury for hearing the trial of Boston Marathon bombing started on Monday.

The trans-continental railroad will also augment economic development of the Siberian region.

As a web entrepreneur Kim Dotcom seems to be full of ideas.

Critics are moaning the advertising costs of Canada's 150th birthday which have been pegged at million.

Forcing Russia to its knees could also mean the destabilisation of Europe.

Voyage to Mars marks a new leap in space technology.

China is fast tracking the modernisation of its military fleet.

Both sides are working around workable solutions than getting dogmatic about their respective positions.

The pharma industry is on a come back trail with high value products.

For the oil sector this was an unexpected situation, as soaring demand and cascading prices were the norm in that industry.

North Korea criticised U.S. sanctions by calling the Washington policies as repressive and hostile.

US has released a new set of sanctions against North Korea and has made it quite clear that the step is a retaliation against their involvement in Sony cyber attack.

Russia may survive 2015 but cuts in military spending will have to be implemented. Russian President Vladimir Putin has made military spending as the top priority before the crisis.

This is a pan European trend fed by the fears of local population, about rising immigration and loss of opportunities.

Kim Jong-un said North Korea is willing to resume talks with South Korea.

Former Dunedin, New Zealand mayor Peter Chin is now recovering at home following a mid-air medical drama on Air New Zealand.

One of the rising stars of the Liberal party appears to be at odds with Tony Abbott as he pushes for natural gas in Australia.

It is a recognition for outstanding public service.

It will be a flaw when the President start using excessiive veto power and start resisting the public interest.

New Zealand log prices are seeing a decent recovery, amply aided by fresh domestic demand.

The veteran banker has raised the fragility of the financial system as a key issue.